Earthquake details

Sunday, March 16, 1952 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, March 16, 1952 at 22:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kushiro (Japan - JP), about 145.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.020 and latitude 41.692.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 31.0 km
Coordinates 41.692, 144.020
UTC time 1952-03-16 22:09:24.690
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1952-03-16

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